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ACT Well being has introduced anybody in Canberra who has been in New Zealand on or since January 14 should self isolate till they obtain a detrimental check outcome. This follows the detection of the South African variant of the virus in New Zealand on Sunday. Appearing ACT chief well being officer Dr Vanessa Johnston stated ACT Well being had been within the technique of contacting ACT residents who lately arrived from New Zealand. “In case you are certainly one of these returned ACT residents from New Zealand, please do not wait to be contacted, go and get examined,” she stated. “We all know there might also be different people who find themselves solely visiting the ACT who’ve lately been to New Zealand. “Whereas different jurisdictions are working to establish and make contact with these folks, once more, do not wait to be contacted, if you’re within the ACT, go and get examined.” Any travellers arriving in Australia from New Zealand within the subsequent 72 hours will go into necessary resort quarantine. Following recommendation from the Australian Well being Safety Principal Committee the federal authorities suspended the quarantine-free journey bubble with New Zealand. The suspension started at 2pm on Monday and is predicted to final for not less than 72 hours. New Zealand authorities are investigating the case. READ MORE: Dr Johnston stated the New Zealand case was not a trigger for the neighborhood to panic. “It is a precautionary measure to assist Australia accumulate extra info from our New Zealand counterparts concerning the case,” she stated. “Whereas the chance of transmission to the ACT could be very low on this occasion, it’s a well timed reminder that COVID-19 has not gone away and the scenario can change rapidly.”
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ACT Well being has introduced anybody in Canberra who has been in New Zealand on or since January 14 should self isolate till they obtain a detrimental check outcome.
This follows the detection of the South African variant of the virus in New Zealand on Sunday.
Appearing ACT chief well being officer Dr Vanessa Johnston stated ACT Well being had been within the technique of contacting ACT residents who lately arrived from New Zealand.
“In case you are certainly one of these returned ACT residents from New Zealand, please do not wait to be contacted, go and get examined,” she stated.
“We all know there might also be different people who find themselves solely visiting the ACT who’ve lately been to New Zealand.
“Whereas different jurisdictions are working to establish and make contact with these folks, once more, do not wait to be contacted, if you’re within the ACT, go and get examined.”
Any travellers arriving in Australia from New Zealand within the subsequent 72 hours will go into necessary resort quarantine.
Following recommendation from the Australian Well being Safety Principal Committee the federal authorities suspended the quarantine-free journey bubble with New Zealand.
The suspension started at 2pm on Monday and is predicted to final for not less than 72 hours.
New Zealand authorities are investigating the case.
Dr Johnston stated the New Zealand case was not a trigger for the neighborhood to panic.
“It is a precautionary measure to assist Australia accumulate extra info from our New Zealand counterparts concerning the case,” she stated.
“Whereas the chance of transmission to the ACT could be very low on this occasion, it’s a well timed reminder that COVID-19 has not gone away and the scenario can change rapidly.”